My real passion is.....
Trying to make people smile! 
Since I ‘m not a good joke teller, actually I'm a horrible joke teller, I try to make people smile in other ways.
In today's environment, where all you hear is negativism from the time you turn on the news when you first wake up, to the time you fall asleep at night, it's easy to go a day without a real smile. It's not that I'm oblivious to the news, or what's going on in the world, but since I can't change anything globally, I just love to make a little difference in the world- and give my friend, family member , client, or stranger a reason to smile.
The other day one of my past clients emailed me to see if I could help his daughter find an unpaid internship in real estate. When I called him back today, he didn't sound so good, actually he sounded horrible. I asked what is wrong, and he told me that he had the awful flu that was going around the town. Since I knew his wife was traveling to Germany for two weeks, I told him, I was going to bring him some good old fashion chicken soup. I could hear from his voice that I made his day. Hopefully I made him smile.
Most of you know that I'm a uterine cancer survivor - it's almost 10 years this fall and I've never felt better! I'm very involved in the Imerman Angels , a group that provides one-on-one relationships to a cancer fighter and a chance for them to ask personal questions and get support from the survivor who is uniquely familiar with their experience. Last week Jonny Imerman the founder of the organization called me to reach out to Paul Plotkin ,whose sister Suzie was just recently diagnosed with cancer. I talked to him at great length assuring him that he and his sister will get through these tough times. I knew by me talking to him, I put a smile on his face. Paul is a very caring brother and set up a facebook support page, good thoughts for Suzie and would appreciate if everyone on facebook joined his group and give Susie their support.
One of my favorite things to do to put a smile on people's face is to fix them up. Yes I am a matchmaker. A recent client asked me if I knew any cute women between the ages of 40-50 that I could fix him up with. Lucky for this guy was that I fixed him up and he is getting married this June. After I fixed him up and he fell in love, he changed his mind about buying a home and moved in with his new girlfriend. Although I didn't get the immediate sale, I was so happy he found his soul mate. I'm sure I put a lot of smiles on both my client's and his fiancé's face.
The point of explaining my passion is not to brag about what I do for other people, but how good it makes me feel inside to reach out and make you smile.
P.S I'm smiling if you are smiling!
